Transdimensional Arc Headcanon: While trying to figure out a good way to differentiate between the two Dippers in conversation, Soos suggests calling them ‘Big Dipper’ and ‘Little Dipper’, respectfully. Big Dipper is incredibly amused by this, Little Dipper is not (especially when it catches around the Shack like wildfire) (Mabel: “Well, of COURSE you’re Little Dipper. I mean, you’re shorter than me even!” LD: *screaming internally* BD: *cackling into the night* )

I’m sure those are nicknames that many characters revel in using, but I personally see most everyone just calling them Dipper and Alcor. The nicknames are a bit of a mouthful, and at the same time… it kind of distances them from Alcor a bit. Even if they come to trust him decently enough, I would imagine most characters are still wary and don’t want to believe he is Dipper. Calling him by a different name entirely helps keep that illusion that he’s just some asshole demon who’s a volatile ally.

in that new arc, can i have alcor giving stan conman protips please? like absolutely i can see it now. “aight, so after that, you reap their souls and gorge on their flesh in front of the people watching! traumatized! hilarious.” and stan being all, “kid, you know me, and you kniw what i have to say about that…. this is golden!”

Stan would probably eventually have the best time chatting up Alcor and bouncing schemes off one another (once Alcor is forgiven enough anyway) – but at some point, even Stan might get perturbed with some of those stories. The version of Dipper in that particular arc is fairly old, and a biiiit more out of touch with his humanity at times (at least until someone reminds him to reel it back in and no Alcor, it’s really not funny how you set fire to a whole town because some fool made a bad deal with you). 

It’s only really bad news when Stan and Alcor start whispering and chuckling together though. That never bodes well.